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Recycle Your Daughter's Outgrown T-shirts into Beautiful Dresses recycled children's clothing
moonbeams and applesauce Advanced Member since 6/6/11 Posts: 3	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/6/11 0:41 AM Regency style dress from a outgrown T-shirt. If you have ever watched a Jane Austen Movie or read her books, you know the Regency dress. It is one of my favorite styles, from a time known for its elegance. After playing around with purchased patterns, I decided to create a Regency style dress from T-shirts that my daughters had outgrown. Not only are these dresses adorable, but they are easy to make, and get more use out of your children's clothing to boot. I thought I would share my tutorial with other sewers. It can be found at my blog: Moonbeams and Applesauce -- Edited on 6/6/11 0:41 AM --
Speech girl Intermediate GA USA Member since 5/11/03 Posts: 1658	Login to reply to this post In reply to moonbeams and applesauce Like this post Date: 6/6/11 2:37 AM Very cute way to extend the life of a favorite t- shirt. The dresses are adorable. When my dd was 3 or 4, I made her a dress with a tiered skirt and she loved it and wore it for years until the bodice ripped. I turned it into a skirt and my dd, now 9, still wears it! She doesn't even remember it was ever a dress, it's been so long. It's nice to get extra mileage out of kid's clothes. ------ Kim formerly mikkim http://girlwithatimemachine.wordpress.com/
Peggy   Advanced Beginner MT USA Member since 10/8/02 Posts: 651	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: Recycle Your Daughters Outgrown T-shirts into Beautiful Dresses Date: 6/6/11 9:12 PM Cute...cute...cute
Irene   Intermediate CA USA Member since 1/4/03 Posts: 929	Login to reply to this post In reply to moonbeams and applesauce Like this post Date: 6/6/11 9:26 PM These dresses are really cute. I am confused, though, about the "outgrown" nature of these t-shirts. The shirts seem to fit your daughters well, and it seems that they would have to fit well for the dresses to fit. Are these shirts worn out at the hem, or otherwise not serviceable?
bestgrammy OR USA Member since 8/29/06 Posts: 2318	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/7/11 3:03 AM Very cute children, dolls, and dresses. Thank you for sharing.
Mel.J Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 7/30/02 Posts: 2622	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: Recycle Your Daughters Outgrown T-shirts into Beautiful Dresses Date: 6/7/11 7:22 AM I did something similar with singlet tops that had got too short, but still fit around the body... I added skirts of various styles from remnants I had around & all of a sudden, 5 new summer dresses! ETA - thanks for the tutorial -- Edited on 6/7/11 7:22 AM -- ------ Mel (Melbourne, Australia)
ShantiSeamstressing Advanced Beginner Member since 6/11/10 Posts: 1203	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/10/11 11:03 AM Thank you very much! I also love your blog and the wonderful insights and ideas!
moonbeams and applesauce Advanced Member since 6/6/11 Posts: 3	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/30/11 1:37 AM Thank you all for the lovely comments. Irene, about the way the shirts were outgrown, they were outgrown in the gate. We have long torsos, big bellies and short arms. (Our shirts were showing belly-buttons.) The waist line of this dress is very forgiving and makes it perfect for tight shirts. The only thing you have to worry about fitting is the shoulders and chest. Like I said, we have short arms so our sleeves fit, but if the sleeve is too short. Just simply add some of the dress fabric to the cuff to extend the sleeve length. I find when sewing and in purchasing new clothing for a size up, the extra size usually means an inch or two at the bottom and sleeve cuff. This tutorial is just a way to extend the wear a little while longer. It also works for shirts that are too large. I just made another dress using this method for my youngest in 4T from a shirt of my oldest that was 6T. It worked out really well, I just had to shorten the sleeves. Hope that helps.
Sew Confused   Advanced Beginner WA USA Member since 7/13/07 Posts: 2245	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/8/11 9:14 PM Cute dresses and what a fun blog! ------ Paula "In Seattle you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it's running." - Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder Visit my blog at www.sewconfused.blogspot.com
RJFoote   Advanced Beginner OH USA Member since 8/22/06 Posts: 456	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: Recycle Your Daughters Outgrown T-shirts into Beautiful Dresses Date: 7/10/11 7:07 PM Love the dresses and your blog!

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